Environment

The Bristol Parks Forum’s committee has discussed the consultation and, further to requests from its membership, is providing some guidance which is intended to help parks groups and individuals understand and respond to the consultation.

Bristol City Council’s published budget proposals show that they will stop funding our parks from April 2019, relying instead on revenue generated from parks’ events and other outside sources. Bristol Parks Forum believes this is impossible to achieve in such ...to continue reading, click here

This Statement was issued by the Bristol Tree Forum on 9 May 2017 and is for circulation to anyone who might want to use the information and arguments contained therein when they talk to others to plead for some sense ...to continue reading, click here

As a first step towards an orchard on Sea Mills Recreation Ground, fruit tree planting is planned for Tuesday 7 February 2017, from 10am, with the One Tree Per Child Project and schoolchildren from Sea Mills Primary School. The community ...to continue reading, click here

Usually, when a street tree is cut down by the Council because it has died, or for Health & Safety reasons, there is no budget available to fund a suitable replacement. However, a tree stump is normally retained to identify ...to continue reading, click here

Although rather attractive, Japanese knotweed is a real thug as it spreads rapidly. In winter the plant dies back beneath ground but by early summer the bamboo-like stems shoot to over 2.1m (7ft), suppressing all other growth. Eradication requires steely ...to continue reading, click here